
Why the Roman Catholic Church Should Not Ordain Women as Deacons
For the first time in centuries the ordination of women is on the table in…
Read MoreFor the first time in centuries the ordination of women is on the table in…
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Read MoreThe emphasis on largely white contexts in national media coverage of Catholic clerical sexual abuse in the United States obscures the ways race and colonialism have structured the crisis in other communities.
Read MoreEven if the Church implemented safeguards it wouldn’t be enough. That’s because the Catholic clergy’s sexual crimes against children are a consequence, not a cause, of the church’s criminality.
Read MoreBehind the official explanation for the continued ban on birth control was the need to maintain the link between sex and procreation, which was essential to the maintenance of the traditional, subordinate role of women, a key concern of the Catholic Church.
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